Vulcan Materials (VMC)

• Market cap: $32.6B
• 1 day: -0.99%
• 5 days: 2.85%
• 1 month: 2.51%
• 3 months: -10.16%
• 6 months: -3.70%
• Year to date: -3.34%
• 1 year: -4.45%
• 5 years: 128.15%
• 10 years: 197.21%
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Building Materials

About: Vulcan Materials is the United States' largest producer of construction aggregates (crushed stone, sand, and gravel). Its largest markets include Texas, California, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and Alabama. In 2024, Vulcan sold 219.9 million tons of aggregates, 13.6 million tons of asphalt mix, and 3.6million cubic yards of ready-mix. As of Dec. 31, 2023, the company had nearly 16 billion tons of aggregates reserves.

Employees: 11,436

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

241% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $71.4M | Put options by funds: $20.9M

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 126 | Existing positions closed: 72

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 [Q3] → 16 (+4) [Q4]

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29.6B [Q3] → $31.5B (+$1.83B) [Q4]

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 869 [Q3] → 908 (+39) [Q4]

2.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 89.68% [Q3] → 91.85% (+2.17%) [Q4]

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 324 | Existing positions reduced: 306

Research analyst outlook

6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

• Low target: $258 4% upside
• Avg. target: $285 15% upside
• High target: $320 30% upside

6 analyst ratings

• positive: 3 50%
• neutral: 3 50%
• negative: 0 0%

Morgan Stanley Angel Castillo 46% 1-year accuracy 11 / 24 met price target	11% upside $273	Equal-Weight Maintained	16 Apr 2025
UBS Steven Fisher 26% 1-year accuracy 8 / 31 met price target	4% upside $258	Neutral Downgraded	7 Apr 2025
Loop Capital Garik Shmois 25% 1-year accuracy 5 / 20 met price target	30% upside $320	Buy Maintained	1 Apr 2025
JP Morgan Adrian Huerta 40% 1-year accuracy 2 / 5 met price target	15% upside $285	Overweight Upgraded	19 Mar 2025
Stifel Brian Brophy 38% 1-year accuracy 11 / 29 met price target	16% upside $287	Buy Reinstated	4 Mar 2025